AB is a great player

[walker834]

I consider him that.  I think he scores when we need him to and he's unselfish where he doesn't take away from the other guys on the court.  He is the perfect kind of player for this team.  We have a lot of guys like that but I still consider AB to be a great player.  If he plays his entire career here and keeps getting better at the little things year after year he could be a hall of fame player.  He may be one of the most underrated players that way, because statistically it doesn't show up. But as far as a leader and a guy who typlifies a team that is getting close to the top of the conference and growing he really is that.  We are more a team because of guys like him.

More and more he's becoming a guy who performs in the clutch as well.  Stats are meaningless when it comes to guys like AB that way. He probably will never make an allstar game or be recognized that way but I think he's great. 

That's an issue with the NBA though and people in general.  AB if this team wins with players like him would probably never get recognized that way where they'd have to rewrite that rule for a guy like him.

He makes plays in a timely fashion and within the team that constitutes to winning though and that's what it's really all about.  Everything else doesn't matter. That's lost on a lot of other players.

[playdream]

Didn;t get the leadership part, he isn't a vocal leader and didn't do enough things to lead anyway
But yah aside from the retarded "defense" in the cluth time and showing signs of not satisfying with his money, he is still a good bench player, legit starter one day if he keeps improving

[walker834]

he could potentially be a hall of fame roleplayer or borderline starter.  There are players in the hall like him.  Some of hte old time celtics are that just because they won so much.

[playdream]

he could potentially be a hall of fame roleplayer or borderline starter.  There are players in the hall like him.  Some of hte old time celtics are that just because they won so much.

OK i agree with that

[PhoSita]

I'm glad you're excited about one of our players.

It's nice we can get happy and excited about this team while we wait for the next great Celt.

[Denis998]

I think he is a great player to watch, and him not shooting 3s makes him even better. I also think he is the funniest player in the NBA, and his interviews are great to watch.

[celticmania]

I think he is a great player to watch, and him not shooting 3s makes him even better. I also think he is the funniest player in the NBA, and his interviews are great to watch.

Funny in what way ?

[Atzar]

He's not a hall of fame anything. 

Having said that, I do think he's already a legit starter.

The boneheaded defensive plays in crunchtime are a recent thing.  He's being too aggressive and playing D with his hands instead of his feet.  I think our defensive philosophy is partly to blame for this.  We love to slap at the ball to create deflections, and that can make life hard on an offense.  But it also leads to fouls, and logic suggests that some of those fouls will occur at times when you can least afford it.

We're struggling as a team on that end of the court though... Been lit up the last three games.  Break is coming at the right time.

[Dino Pitino]

I consider him that.  I think he scores when we need him to and he's unselfish where he doesn't take away from the other guys on the court.  He is the perfect kind of player for this team.  We have a lot of guys like that but I still consider AB to be a great player.  If he plays his entire career here and keeps getting better at the little things year after year he could be a hall of fame player.  He may be one of the most underrated players that way, because statistically it doesn't show up. But as far as a leader and a guy who typlifies a team that is getting close to the top of the conference and growing he really is that.  We are more a team because of guys like him.

More and more he's becoming a guy who performs in the clutch as well.  Stats are meaningless when it comes to guys like AB that way. He probably will never make an allstar game or be recognized that way but I think he's great. 

That's an issue with the NBA though and people in general.  AB if this team wins with players like him would probably never get recognized that way where they'd have to rewrite that rule for a guy like him.

He makes plays in a timely fashion and within the team that constitutes to winning though and that's what it's really all about.  Everything else doesn't matter. That's lost on a lot of other players.

Bradley's nice.
The three against Cleveland was glorious.

But he nearly ruined consecutive games with some of the stupidest, least-clutch fouling ever. Probably not the best time to celebrate his clutchness and greatness and whatnot.

[Denis998]

I think he is a great player to watch, and him not shooting 3s makes him even better. I also think he is the funniest player in the NBA, and his interviews are great to watch.

Funny in what way ?

For one, his web store:
http://www.athletetees.com/athlete-t-shirt-stores/basketball-stores/evan-turner
And some quotes:
http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/celtics/post/_/id/4721616/the-very-quotatious-evan-turner
Edit: i thought this tread was about turner for some reason LOL

[walker834]

I missed the last 2 games. First two games I've missed in a while.  I'm still a bit on that last shot I admit.  He is a legit starter. I hear what you are saying.  Still love AB though. One of  my favorite celtics. 

I think he's great.  He seems to want to improve his game and keeps getting better each year.  Seems like a very coachable player that takes criticism well too and wants to get better. I like how he has his pet shots and has become a go to guy in situations as well.  It's hard to find too many flaws with a player like him.  He is limited and makes mistakes sometimes. He somewhat a two dimensional player.

[spikelovetheCelts]

I'm glad you're excited about one of our players.

It's nice we can get happy and excited about this team while we wait for the next great Celt.

We have him His name is Isiah Thomas. You All be cool now!!!!!